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Study links Ozempic to higher risk of eye condition that can cause vision loss

July 3, 2024
A view of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, also known as an "eye stroke."
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Study links Ozempic to higher risk of eye condition that can cause vision loss

A new study reports for the first time a potential link between Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 drugs Ozempic and Wegovy and an eye condition, NAION.

By Elaine Chen


After Biden debate performance, experts reflect on difference between 'normal aging' and something more

Biden's health was questioned after a halting debate performance. On the issue of aging, experts try to distinguish between normal signs vs. more concerning issues.

By Annalisa Merelli


'Visionary' study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection

Researchers at UCSF have tracked the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in patients' guts and elsewhere, a paper in Science Translational Medicine reports.

By Isabella Cueto



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As bird flu spreads among U.S. cattle, veterinarians find themselves in a familiar position: the frontlines

Rural veterinarians find themselves squeezed between helping their dairy farmer clients and working to control the growing spread of avian flu in cattle.

By Andrew Joseph


Opinion: President Biden needs a full medical evaluation. Voters deserve to know the results

Doctor with 40 years experience in presidential health says Biden debate performance shows need for an examination: normal aging or neurological condition?

By Lawrence K. Altman


STAT+ | What's next for Cassava Sciences, and Cartesian Therapeutics has a novel excuse for dodgy data

Plus: Cartesian Therapeutics' management team comes up with a novel excuse for dodgy data on its mRNA cell therapy for myasthenia gravis.

By Adam Feuerstein


Opinion: Listen: Why is eugenics still alive and well in scientific publishing?

This week's episode of the First Opinion Podcast explores the racist research of Richard Lynn and why journals are reluctant to retract it.

By Patrick Skerrett


STAT+ | Regulating artificial intelligence doesn't have to be complicated, some experts say

Experts highlighted strategies the government already uses to regulate different industries as models for writing new rules to regulate AI.

By Brittany Trang


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